Massay

Massay
Commune
The Abbey of Saint-Martin
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°09′17″N 1°59′36″E / 47.1547°N 1.9933°E / 47.1547; 1.9933Coordinates: 47°09′17″N 1°59′36″E / 47.1547°N 1.9933°E / 47.1547; 1.9933
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Mehun-sur-Yèvre
Intercommunality	CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry et Villages de la Forêt
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Lévêque[1]
Area 1	47.94 km2 (18.51 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	1,378
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18140 /18120
Elevation	99–164 m (325–538 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Massay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and several hamlets, the commune is situated by the banks of the river Garreau some 8 miles (13 km) south of Vierzon, at the junction of the A20 and the D75 roads.

Transport[]

From Monday to Saturday there are a few buses to and from Vierzon.^[3]

Population[]

Sights[]

• The church of St. Paxent, dating from the twelfth century.
• The thirteenth-century abbey buildings (Salle capitulaire). See Simon-Jérôme Bourlet de Vauxcelles, abbot of Massay
• The twelfth-century chapel of Saint-Loup.

See also[]

• Communes of the Cher department

References[]

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